The Allende family is a Chilean family of Spanish descent. They became well known during the 19th century and are based in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

. They have played a very significant role in

Chilean politics Chile's government is a representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the president and by their cabinet. Le ...

Relatives

* Ramón Allende Padín (1845–1884), physician and politician, chief of the Chilean Army Medical Corps during the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific ( es, link=no, Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Saltpeter War ( es, link=no, Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought ...

(1879–1884), author of various important scientific publications, freemason; married to Eugenia Castro del Fierro (1850–1930) ** Ramón Allende Castro (–1910), subsecretary of the Interior, Foreign Relations and Justice (1891). ** Salvador Allende Castro (1871–1932), journalist, lawyer, freemason, and member of the

Radical Party of Chile The Radical Party (Spanish: ''Partido Radical'') was a Chilean political party. It was formed in 1863 in Copiapó by a split in the Liberal Party. Not coincidentally, it was formed shortly after the organization of the Grand Lodge of Chile, and ...

; married to Laura Gossens Uribe (1877–1962) *** Salvador Allende Gossens (1908–1973), senator, member of the

Socialist Party of Chile The Socialist Party of Chile ( es, Partido Socialista de Chile, or PS) is a centre-left political party founded in 1933. Its historic leader was President of Chile Salvador Allende, who was deposed in a CIA-backed coup d'état by General Augusto ...

, freemason,

President of Chile The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is r ...

(1970–1973); married to Hortensia Bussi Soto (1914–2009),

First Lady of Chile The First Lady of Chile ( es, Primera Dama de Chile) is the title for the wife of the president of Chile, who is traditionally responsible for directing and coordinating activities in the social field of the presidency and also accompany the pres ...

(1970–1973) **** Beatriz Allende Bussi (1943–1977), revolutionary, daughter of Salvador Allende; married to Luis Fernández Oña (1936–2016), Cuban diplomat *****

Maya Fernández Allende Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a popula ...

(born 1971), president of the chamber of deputies (2018–2019), Minister of Defense (2022-2026); married to Tomás Monsalve Egaña *****Alejandro Fernández Allende (born 1973), Cuban homosexual rights activist **** Isabel Allende Bussi (born 1945), Chilean politician, first woman to serve as president of the Senate *****Gonzalo Meza Allende (1965–2010), activist for the "No" option in the 1988 plebiscite, founder and member of the Party for Democracy, councilor of La Granja (1992–1996) ***** Marcia Tambutti Allende (born 1971), biologist, writer, director ****Carmen Allende Bussi (born 1947), teacher, founder of the Salvador Allende Foundation *** Laura Allende Gossens (1911–1981), politician, sister of Salvador Allende; married to Gastón Pascal Lyon (1909–1993) ****Denise Pascal Allende (born 1940), politician ****

Andrés Pascal Allende Andrés Pascal Allende (born July 12, 1943) is a Chilean Marxist dissident and nephew of former President Salvador Allende. He is of Basque people, Basque and Belgians, Belgian descent. He was born in Santiago, Chile, Santiago, the son of Gastón ...

(born 1943), revolutionary **Tomás Allende Castro (1875–?); married to Laura Pesce Guerra (1869–?) ***Tomás Allende Pesce (1907–?), diplomatic official; married to Francisca Llona Barros (1921–?) ****Juan Allende Llona (born 1942), associate professor of Political Science at Agnes Scott College in Decatur,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

**** Isabel Allende Llona (born 1942), writer; married three times ***** Paula Frías Allende (1963–1992), humanitarian activist *****Nicolás Frías Allende (born 1966) **Guillermo Allende Castro (1881–?); godfather of Salvador Allende Gossens

Other members

* José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (born 1975), actor, son of Verónica Pascal Ureta, the cousin of

* Lux Pascal (born 1992), transgender activist, daughter of Verónica Pascal Ureta, the cousin of Andrés Pascal Allende

References

External links

Family information from official Salvador Allende site

Extensive family tree
Chilean families Chilean families of Basque ancestry Salvador Allende {{Chile-hist-stub